Affiliations: [a] Department of Neurology, Sakarya University Medicine of Faculty, Sakarya, Turkey | [b] Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medicine of Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey | [c] Department of Neurology, SB Sakarya University Research and Training Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey
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Corresponding author: Dilcan Kotan, Department of Neurology, Sakarya Universitesi Medicine of Faculty, 54070 Sakarya, Turkey. E-mail:dilcankotan@yahoo.com
Abstract: The diaphragm pacing system (DPS) is a life quality
improving operation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients who need
mechanical ventilation or have chronic respiratory insufficiency. This
procedure is gaining in popularity, and the number of centers implanting
diaphragm pacing systems (DPS) is increasing. DPS delays the need for a
ventilation machine in the early stages of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS) disease. In this case study, we present a young female ALS patient. A
DPS was implanted after respiratory insufficiency began. In the one-year
follow-up period following her operation, her need for ventilatory support
disappeared.
